09/15/1947 Board of Public Works Minutes

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325 September 15, 1947 Colvin, agent for the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, and Charles E. Err -ions, A letter was received from the City Plan Commission indicating that they, approve the vacation of the alley in the rear of lots 57, 58, and 59 in Augustine's Addition to the City of South Bend, The City Engineer was directed to prepare a resolution for same. A petition was received asking for the vacation of the first alley South of • �� South Street from Michigan Street to the first alley East of 1dichigan Street. This was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. i The Board approved plans for sanitary sewers proposed for Kentucky Street !;from Vestern Avenue to Ford Street submitted by the Colpaert Realty Corporation. The Board approved specifications and plans for the Bowman Creek Calvert from Broadway to Pennsylvania. STREET DEPARU NT: fir. Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. • j� !VIrs. H. J. Noel, spokesman for a group of interested property owners, who jwere present at the meeting, asked for the repair of Bonds Avenue, Green Street 11 and Goodland Avenue to Bendix Drive. The City Engineer and. the Street Comr.2issioner ;twill make an investigation of conditions. The Young Veterans Club asked permission to close Brookfield Street from Washington Street to --the first alley North on Saturday, September 13, from noon till 11:30 P.?i. The Board granted permission. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad- journed at 10:00 A.1 i � ATE T C ,r I� I• \ BOARD OF "ORk I 1 September -15, 1947 i A regular meeting of the Board of Public V.1orks was held on Monday, September II ? 11 , s 15, ,1947 at 8: �0 A. 11 members were present. i.�inu�es of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the -amount of 514,827.49 mere approved j and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of �13,647.65 �I were approved and ordered paid: Englewood Elec. Supply 12,60 Sheehan Tire :Service 140.70 Englewood a�1ec. Supply 41.00 South Bend Tribune 7.54 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 618.60 Kenneth J. Tubbs 369,.26 I Beanings Service 1 .88 E. R.- Newland Co. 14.00 Englewood Elec. Supply 27.15 Novo Engine Co. 43.91 France 'Stone Co. 830.50 The Ohio Oil Co. 156.18 • The Gibson Company 31,51 River Park Lumber Co. 26.22 Ind. TFiich. Elec. Co. 2.08 St. Joseph's Hospital 81 75 Ind. 1+1ich. Elec. Co. 3.40 S-cherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 3,43 Ind. & 14iich. Elec. Co. 14.52 Schenr.an-Schaus-Freeman Co. 10.13 Indiana Bell Telephone 6,75 Sheehan Tire Service 324.60 Korte Bros. 8,795.00 H. H. Slominski, 11I.D. 24.00 Kuert Concrete Co. 23.60 South Bend Sand Gravel 90.52 E. R. Newland Co. 1,861.20 Standard Oil Company 86.62 i, I� TRAFFIC DEPARTMEITT: 1: r. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present at the i meeting and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. i • !i BUSSES: 1<1r. R. R. Smith, L'Ir. 'Viatterson and h r. Hahn of the Northern Indiana I� Transit Company, came before the Board to petition the permission of the Board li to extend the Ford Street line from its present terminus in Belleville, over the j following route for a trial period of 60 days, beginning September 27, 1947, as follows: From Belleville terminus over Sample Street to 1=ayflower Road; over Mayflower Road to Laurence Street; over Laurence Street duo Berry Street; over I Berry Street to Ardmore Trail; over Ardmore Trail to Moss Road in Ardmore, re- turning over the same route. The rate of fare to be fifteen (15) cents cash or one token plus one nickel with free transfer privilege to other citir lines in South Bend. The Board granted permission for this trial period. •